24 Aug 2026
Sidley Strengthens Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure Practice with Four Partners
"Sidley welcomes partners Michael Pikiel Jr., Richard Puttré, Tom Millar, and Patrick Selinger to its Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure practice to work on energy, infrastructure and project finance matters."
Michael Pikiel Jr. joins Sidley as a partner from Winston Taylor LLP. A New York-based partner, Mr. Pikiel brings almost 25 years of experience representing sponsors, developers, investors, lenders, and underwriters in major infrastructure and project finance transactions, including public-private partnerships spanning transportation, energy, and social infrastructure. At Winston Taylor LLP he served as Co-Chair of the Project Finance practice, Co-Chair of the Energy and Infrastructure industry group, and was a member of the Executive Committee. He is ranked Band 2 for Projects: PPP in Chambers Global and Chambers USA.
Richard Puttré joins Sidley as a partner from Winston Taylor LLP. A Miami-based partner, Mr. Puttré counsels financial institutions, project sponsors, and investors on energy and infrastructure assets throughout the United States and Latin America, with recent experience in renewable energy financing, toll road projects, and the energy transition sector across multiple U.S. and Latin American jurisdictions. At Winston Taylor LLP he served as Chair of the firm’s Projects – Latin America practice. He is Chambers ranked in Global for Project Finance, USA for Banking & Finance: Transactional, and Latin America for Project Finance.
Tom Millar joins Sidley as a partner from Winston Taylor LLP. A Washington, D.C.-based partner, Mr. Millar handles a broad range of transactional and enforcement matters in the U.S. energy markets, including multijurisdictional M&A, project development and finance, and market manipulation and enforcement defense before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He is widely recognized for his experience defending clients in significant power and natural gas market manipulation investigations and enforcement actions brought by those agencies.
Patrick Selinger joins Sidley as a partner from Winston Taylor LLP. A Houston-based partner, Mr. Selinger advises clients on a wide range of transactions involving energy and infrastructure, with particular experience in renewable energy, conventional power, and transmission. His practice encompasses the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, as well as mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. His infrastructure experience includes transactions involving transportation, energy transition, and other essential infrastructure assets, and he represents infrastructure funds, private equity investors, developers, and strategic companies in complex investments and transactions.